4 h. ago Doorbell footage captures moment earthquake struck UK town with 'shake and bang'

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Silverdale at 11.23pm on Wednesday night with local residents recalling hearing a 'bizarre rumbling' and 'thunderous crash'

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12 h. ago Heartfelt and meaningful gifts from Hope Rings, perfect for Christmas

Christmas is emotional. These bestselling Hope Rings are helping people show love, comfort and connection when words don’t quite do the job.

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30 h. ago Shetland viewers fear for fan favourite as truth 'exposed' in huge bombshell

On Wednesday's instalment of Shetland, BBC viewers saw tensions soar as questions started to rise over people's connection to Eadie Tulloch

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31 h. ago X down LIVE: Twitter suffers UK blackout as site crashes for users across Britain

A massive outage has hit X with more than 6,000 people reporting to Downdetector that they are unable to connect to the social media site this evening with a spike around 9pm

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45 h. ago Ring doorbell captures three people connected to suspected burglary attempt

Officers have released images of individuals, believed to be connected to the incident

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7 d. ago Man, 31, is arrested at Manchester Airport on terrorism charges in connection with Heaton Park synagogue attack that left two people dead

The suspect arrived on an inbound flight at Manchester Airport today, Greater Manchester Police said.

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7 d. ago Terrifying fire in Hong Kong high rises leaves 44 dead and 279 missing as three are arrested

Three people have been arrested in connection with the fire which is still ongoing

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8 d. ago FBI surge leads to charges in 2020 killing in Native American community

Three people have been indicted in connection with a killing on the Navajo Nation that had gone unsolved for more than five years

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9 d. ago Three charged under Terrorism Act following Edinburgh Palestine protest

THREE people have been charged in connection with alleged offences under the Terrorism Act after a protest in Edinburgh in support of Palestine Action. Defend Our Juries held demonstrations in 18 towns and cities between November 18 and 29 in support of lifting the ban on Palestine Action, with protests in Nottingham, Gloucester, Truro, Northampton,...

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9 d. ago Paris police arrest another four people over Louvre Museum jewel theft

Four people have been arrested in connection with the heist that saw jewels valued at €88m stolen from the museum last month, police say

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9 d. ago Scottish primary school boys become an internet sensation as Ring doorbell captures their rendition of Christmas hit

The video of the five boys belting out the Wham number one hit has been seen more than 1.4 million times as the group has become a Christmas sensation.

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9 d. ago Brain has five ‘eras’, scientists say – with adult mode not starting until early 30s

Study suggests human brain development has four pivotal ‘turning points’ at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83Scientists have identified five major “epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy to old age.The study, based on the brain scans of nearly 4,000 people aged under one to 90, mapped neural connections and how they evolve during our lives. This revealed five broad phases, split up by four pivotal “turning points” in which brain organisation moves on to a different trajectory, at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83 years. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Teen's hand 'cut clean off' at 18th birthday party as police make six arrests

An 18-year-old man suffered a potentially life-changing injury at an 18th birthday party in Huyton, Merseyside, with six people arrested in connection to the incident

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1 week ago SantaCon: Teen arrested for promoting fake Christmas event on Connecticut beach to 600,000 people

Emmet Blaney, 19, charged after being accused of publicizing unauthorized party on Fairfield shoreline

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2 w. ago A Milne: Three people charged by police over alleged ashes 'mishandling' at funeral directors

Police have charged three people in connection with the practices of A Milne Independent Funeral Directors

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2 w. ago Poland detains several people in connection with explosion on railway used to supply aid to Ukraine

Polish security minister says explosion was ‘a terrorist attack’

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2 w. ago Poland detains several people in connection with rail sabotage as foreign minister condemns Russian ‘state terrorism’ – Europe live

Radosław Sikorski says Poland will respond to the weekend’s incidents ‘not only diplomatically’, and will withdraw consent for last Russian consulate in the countryThe Dutch economy minister said he had moved to take effective control of Nexperia to ensure Europe was not locked out of chip production “in an emergency”.He said the decision to lift the legal move to prevent Nexperia from moving intellectual property and physical assets from its European factory in Hamburg and its corporate headquarters in Nijmegen was the “right step” after consultation with the European Commission and others.“The Netherlands has considered it the right moment to take a constructive step by suspending the order under the Goods Availability Act, in close consultation with European and international partners. The Netherlands will continue to engage in constructive dialogue with the Chinese authorities in the period ahead.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Voices: ‘Expectations are too high’: Independent readers on why they’ve giving up on dating

Our community says modern dating has been warped by phones, apps and skyrocketing expectations – leaving people siloed, lonely and mistrustful, and making genuine connection feel harder than ever

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2 w. ago Feel a connection to a celebrity you don’t know? There’s a word for that

‘Parasocial’ crowned Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year as ‘unhealthy’ relationships with celebrities riseIf you’re wondering why Taylor Swift didn’t respond to your social media post offering congratulations on her engagement, then Cambridge Dictionary has a word for you: parasocial.Defined as “involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know”, parasocial has been chosen by the dictionary as its word of the year, as people turn to chatbots, influencers and celebrities to feel connection in their online lives. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Feds charge more people in connection with July shooting at Texas detention center

Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged six more people with a new terrorism-related charge in the July shooting outside an immigration detention center near Dallas

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